David Sullivan banned from contact with West Ham women's and youth teams since 2023

David Sullivan banned from contact with West Ham women's and youth teams since 2023 Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBilly KenberInvestigations correspondentPA MediaWest Ham co-owner David Sullivan has been banned from having contact with the club's women's and youth teams for the last three years because of safeguarding concerns.The Football Association opened a safeguarding investigation in 2023 after receiving allegations about the conduct of Sullivan, the co-owner and then the co-chair, of West Ham United.In response, a safeguarding group made up of the club, the FA and the local authority decided to prevent Sullivan from having access to his own club's youth and women's teams, the BBC has learned. He has also been prevented from attending their matches, with the ban remaining in place to the present day. Sullivan has not respond to a request for comment, but has previously said he denies allegations of wrongdoing.West Ham co-owner accused of preying on women for sexWho is David Sullivan - football boss, 'king of porn' and alleged sexual predator?Sullivan steps down at West Ham in wake of allegationsThe restrictions were not made public and Sullivan remained a prominent figure in the club, regularly appearing in the director's box for the men's team games at the London Stadium.He remains the club's largest shareholder, although he resigned as co-chair and a director of West Ham on Saturday ahead of the BBC and Times investigation, in which multiple women accused the billionaire businessman of abusing his power and preying on them for sex.Denying the allegations, he said he wanted to focus on fighting what he called "factually incorrect and entirely false, decades-old allegations concerning my personal life", describing the investigation as "fundamentally unfair".West Ham and the Football Association both said they have robust safeguarding measures but cannot comment on individual cas...